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🗣 sviuxtangsviuxsay 🗣 (u: sviu'tafng'sviu'say) 想東想西 [wt][mo] siūnn-tang-siūnn-sai [#]: 1. (Exp) || 胡思亂想。想這個想那個。; 🗣le: (u: Lie m'thafng køq ti hiaf sviu'tafng'sviu'say, kvoar'kirn zøx khafng'khoex`laq!) 🗣 (你毋通閣佇遐想東想西，趕緊做工課啦！) (你不要還在那裡胡思亂想，趕快做工作啦！)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 tangsay-lampag 🗣 (u: tafng'say-laam'pag) 東西南北 [wt][mo] tang-sai-lâm-pak [#]: 1. (Pl) || 四個方位的合稱。; 🗣le: (u: Tafng'say'laam'pag lorng ho svoaf zah`leq.) 🗣 (東西南北攏予山閘咧。) (東西南北都被山擋著。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 tangtør-saioay 🗣 (u: tafng'tør-say'oay) 東倒西歪 [wt][mo] tang-tó-sai-uai [#]: 1. (Exp) || 形容亂七八糟的樣子。; 🗣le: (u: Chiu'ar ho hofng zhoef kaq tafng'tør'say'oay.) 🗣 (樹仔予風吹甲東倒西歪。) (樹木被風吹得東倒西歪。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

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🗣u: U cit'pvoax'ee'ar laang'kheq cyn gaau hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say. 有一半个仔人客真𠢕嫌東嫌西。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 有一兩個客人很會嫌東嫌西。
🗣u: ze say ngx tafng 坐西向東 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 坐西朝東
🗣u: hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say 嫌東嫌西 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這也嫌那也嫌
🗣u: sviu'tafng'sviu'say 想東想西 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這也想那也想
🗣u: Tafng'say'laam'pag lorng ho svoaf zah`leq. 東西南北攏予山閘咧。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 東西南北都被山擋著。
🗣u: Chiu'ar ho hofng zhoef kaq tafng'tør'say'oay. 樹仔予風吹甲東倒西歪。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 樹木被風吹得東倒西歪。
🗣u: Y cit'kafng'kaux'axm hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say, bok'koaix laang korng y kau'soaf'sab. 伊一工到暗嫌東嫌西，莫怪人講伊厚沙屑。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他一天到晚嫌東嫌西，難怪人家說他愛挑毛病。
🗣u: Y tvia'tvia hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say, ho cyn ze laang me y kau'sae. 伊定定嫌東嫌西，予真濟人罵伊厚屎。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他常常嫌東嫌西，所以很多人罵他毛病多。
🗣u: Lie m'thafng køq ti hiaf sviu'tafng'sviu'say, kvoar'kirn zøx khafng'khoex`laq! 你毋通閣佇遐想東想西，趕緊做工課啦！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 你不要還在那裡胡思亂想，趕快做工作啦！
🗣u: Lieen zhafm'sioong`cit'e tøf bøo thafng, køq beq korng'tafng'korng'say, lie sit'zai cyn arng'larng. 連參詳一下都無通，閣欲講東講西，你實在真聬儱。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 連商量一下都不行，還要東扯西扯，你實在很難相處。
🗣u: Y beeng'kii'zay kaf'ki tøf øh bøo cit tafng, pvoax'tharng'say'ar nia'nia, soaq chiaxng korng kaf'ki u goa gaau, u'viar si “toa'aang hoef m zay bae, vii'ar'hoef bae m zay”. 伊明其知家己都學無一冬，半桶師仔爾爾，煞唱講家己有偌𠢕，有影是「大紅花毋知䆀，圓仔花䆀毋知」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他明知自己還學不到一年，只是個學徒，卻說自己有多厲害，實在是沒有「自知之明」。
🗣u: Sii'ky bøo hør, thaau'lo øq zhoe, cid'mar na u laang beq chviax tø aix khix zøx, m'thafng “oay zhuix kef ciah hør bie”, køq sviu'beq ti hiaf kerng'tafng'kerng'say. 時機無好，頭路僫揣，這馬若有人欲倩就愛去做，毋通「歪喙雞食好米」，閣想欲佇遐揀東揀西。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 時機不好，工作難找，現在要是有人聘用就要去做，別「歪嘴雞吃好米」，還想要東挑西揀。
🗣u: Piao'cie bak'thaau koaan, zhoe tuix'siong kerng'tafng'kerng'say, kerng'voar'kerng'ti, sviar'laang zay'viar kefng'koex kuie'na nii soaq “kerng`aq kerng, kerng'tiøh cit ee be leeng'gerng”. 表姊目頭懸，揣對象揀東揀西、揀碗揀箸，啥人知影經過幾若年煞「揀啊揀，揀著一个賣龍眼」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 表姊眼光高，找對象挑三揀四、東挑西揀，誰知道經過好幾年卻「挑來選去，最後選了個不怎樣的人」。
🗣u: Laang'kheq na beq bea mih'kvia, kef'kiarm'ar tøf e hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say, m'køq siok'gie teq korng, “Hiaam hoex ciaq'si bea hoex laang.” Larn tiøh'aix nai'sym thviaf laang'kheq korng, theh bøo kang ee sarn'phirn ho laang'kheq kerng, sefng'lie ciaq zøx e seeng. 人客若欲買物件，加減仔都會嫌東嫌西，毋過俗語咧講：「嫌貨才是買貨人。」咱著愛耐心聽人客講，提無仝的產品予人客揀，生理才做會成。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 俗話說：「嫌貨才是買貨人。」客人如果要買東西，或多或少會嫌東嫌西，我們就要耐心聽客人說話，拿不同的產品給客人挑，生意才做得成。

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varlaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vax'laam; (vax'tafng, vax'say, vax'pag) [[...]][i#] [p.]

structure facing south (east, west, north)

朝南(東,西,北)

Varlaam ee zhux khaq chiuchixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Vax'laam ee zhux khaq chiw'chixn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
A building facing south is cooler.
朝南的房子較涼快。

baktafng baksay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tafng bag'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

covered with all sorts of filth

沾這沾那

bongtafng bongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'tafng bofng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

always at work at various things, so as to have no leisure

摸東摸西

zawtafng-zawsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'tafng'zao'say; zao'tafng-zao'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

traveling all over the place, constantly on the move

跑東跑西

zextafng varsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze'tafng vax'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

face west with back to east

坐東朝西

chiensyn baxnkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'syn ban'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

suffer or undergo all conceivable hardship to accomplish something

千辛萬苦

Chiensyn baxnkhor uixtiøh kviar kaq bor, zongsay zongtafng uixtiøh thad zhuiekhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor ui'tiøh kviar kaq bor, zoong'say zoong'tafng ui'tiøh thad zhuix'khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand difficulties for the sake of wife and children. Run around all over from east to west just to keep food in the mouth.)
千辛萬苦為著妻與子,奔東奔西為著渡日子。

Chiensyn baxnkhor, lorng si uixtiøh cid ee paktor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor, lorng si ui'tiøh cid ee pag'tor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand hardships, all for the sake of this belly.)
千辛萬苦,都是為了這個肚子。

chiautafng chiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'tafng chiaw'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

turn over everything in a room

亂翻東西

cytafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'tafng korng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

irrelevant, mislead with talk, talk nonsense, try to avoid the main theme by talking about something else (Lit. point to east and talk west)

指東話西

ciaqtafng ciaqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'tafng ciah'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

eat any ole thing

吃這吃那

zørtafng zørsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'tafng zøx'say; zøx/zøex'tafng zøx/zøex'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

do any old things

做這做那

zongtafng zongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoong'tafng zoong'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

work ambitiously

為生計奔波

gi'tafng gisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'tafng gii'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

harbor suspicions

疑神疑鬼

hiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam [[...]][i#] [p.]

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
object to the high price of something
嫌貴

hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say [[...]][i#] [p.]
be discontented with everything
吹毛求疵

bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
A poor skipper blames the winding river.
不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

khiatafng khiasay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaf'tafng khiaf'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

create difficulties

諸多刁難

khiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

be fretful or peevish, as a child or mother-in-law, cause constant trouble

刁難,乖張

Cid ee gyn'ar teq phoarpve, sofie cyn gaau khiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau.; Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve/pvi, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
This youngster is not well, so he is very peevish.
這孩子在生病,所以很乖張。

khiautafng khiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau'tafng khiaau'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
fret about this and that
嫌這嫌那,故意刁難

khvoartafng khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

look all around, gawk around

東張西望

Teq thagzheq esii, mxthafng khvoartafng khvoarsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq thak'zheq ee'sii, m'thafng khvoax'tafng khvoax'say. [[...]][i#] [p.]
When studying, don't be distracted. (Lit. Don't look east and west.)
讀書時,不要東張西望。

kofngtafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tafng korng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

chat, talk about many things or about everything and anything, to gossip about others' faults (often falsely)

談天說地,閒聊,背後批評

mngxtafng-mngxsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mng'tafng'mng'say; mng'tafng-mng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

ask many questions about other people's affairs

問東問西

Gyn'ar kuijit lorng teq mngxtangmngxsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar kuy'jit lorng teq mng'tafng'mng'say. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Children like to ask all sorts of questions all day long.
孩子整天都在問東問西。

ni'tafng-nisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ny'tafng ny'say; ny'tafng-ny'say [[...]][i#] [p.]

take up small quantities of things in the fingers, to pick at this and that

拿這拿那

oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oay [[...]][i#] [p.]

crooked, awry, off the straight, aslant, wicked, evil

歪

siong putzexng, ha zeg oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong pud'zexng, ha zeg oay [[...]][i#] [p.]
When superiors are wicked, then inferiors are crooked and bad.
上不正,下即歪。上樑不正,下樑歪。

tangtør saioay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tør say'oay [[...]][i#] [p.]
tumbling about like a drunken man, all awry, in disorder
東倒西歪

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say; (sef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

west

西

baktafng baksay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tafng bag'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
soiled all over, to be soiled by many things
沾這沾那

ciaqtafng ciaqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'tafng ciah'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
eat all kinds of things
吃這個吃那個

gi'tafng gisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'tafng gii'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
very suspicious
疑神疑鬼

khvoartafng-khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say; khvoax'tafng-khvoax'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
look in every direction
東瞻西望

kofngtafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tafng korng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
talk about many things, about everything and anything, to gossip about other's faults, often falsely
談天說地

sviaf-tafng keg-say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviaf'tafng keg'say; sviaf-tafng keg-say [[...]][i#] [p.]